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  • ISEE
    Calibration of a Fragmentation Model for a New Mining Operation

    By Cristian Rodriguez, Tom BoBo, Maria Rocha, John Kemeny

    Blast fragmentation depends on many factors. First of all, it depends on the specific blast design, which includes the amount and type of explosive, the blasting pattern, the timing and sequencing, an

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    600 000 M.T to move, a High Risk Operation

    By Jean-Sébastien Lambert, Serge Roberge

    "At the end of 2014, Holcim Canada (Demix Aggregates Division) considered the possibility of drillingand blasting a big volume of rock in order to expose a high-quality limestone bench in one of their

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    Response of Pressurized Pipelines to Production - Size Mine Blasting

    By Mark S. Stagg, David E. Siskind

    The mining industry occasionally blasts near pressurized transmission pipelines and has requested guidance of safe vibration levels and setback distances. the Bureau of Mines and the Indiana Departmen

    Jan 1, 1996

  • ISEE
    Analysis of Mining Explosion Performance with Multiple Sensor Data and Physical Models

    By Brian Stump, David Anderson, D. Craig Pearson, Robert Martin

    Mining explosions designed to move, bulk or fracture rock are often composed of a number of explosions arranged in a complex spatial and temporal pattern. The effects of the explosions are strongly de

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    The Use of High-Speed Motion Picture Photography in Blast Evaluation and Design

    By P J. Dailey, S L. Burchell, R F. Chiappetta

    In recent years, high-speed motion picture photography has become a powerful diagnostic tool and technique to study, analyze, evaluate, and aid in blast designs. Production blasting, typically lasting

    Jan 1, 1989

  • ISEE
    Daveytronic High Accuracy Digital Blasting System

    By Douglas Bartley, Robert McClure

    This paper discusses the advances in programmable, testable high accuracy electronic detonator technology. The operation and safety of electronic detonator systems are required to meet rigid safety st

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Precision Presplitting Optimization

    By Anthony J. Konya, Calvin J. Konya

    Mine sites and construction projects have faced problems with blasting a smooth back wall. This lead to safety concerns with slope stability and rock falls from the walls. Decades ago Dr. Calvin Konya

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    A Holistic Approach to Wall Control Blasting at Yellowstone Talc Mine

    By Tom Barry, Kameron Ray, Dr. Gavin Yuill

    Imerys Talc, Yellowstone Mine in Montana faces significant geotechnical challenges such as poor wall quality and local instabilities. These instabilities are driven primarily by the characteristics of

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    Determination of the Dynamic Uniaxial Tensile Strength of Laurentian Granite Using an Explosivesly-Impacted Hopkinson Pressure Bar

    By P D. Katsabanis

    The dynamic tensile strength of geomaterials is known to be highly dependent on the strain rate of the load applied. This is significant in applications where the material is subjected to shock waves

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Florida Mining Blast Vibration Study Part 1: Do RI8507 Vibration Limits Apply in Florida?

    By Tristan Worsey, Nathan Rouse

    Florida is one of the major limestone producing states in the United States. The state has unique regional geology and groundwater characteristics that require equally unique mining methods to extract

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Journal: A Case Study of Full-Face Blasting in a Highway Tunnel in Korea

    By Hae-Moon Choi, Sang-Don Lee, Chang-Ha Ryu

    The purpose of the study presented in this article is to establish a standard blast pattern to yield optimum blasting performance along with an attempt to reduce a difference between design and constr

    Jan 1, 2006

  • ISEE
    Rotary Drilling--An Analysis of the Equation Drill+Drill Steel=Productivity

    By Nils Heinke, Stephen M. Collinsorth

    To anyone who is responsible for the production of blast holes, who is looked to on a daily basis for drill maintenance and performance, whose bottom line may depend on the survival of the mine itself

    Jan 1, 1998

  • ISEE
    Journal: 100 Years / THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL New York July 27, 1907 / Shot-firers, and Evils of Solid Shooting

    By George Harrison

    A great many labor leaders and others advocate shot-firers as the acme of relief for all the dangers connected with solid shooting, and where large quantities of powder are used in one blast in coal m

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Improved Blasting Control and Quantity Calculations Using Reflectorless Laser Systems

    By Cam Thomas

    The initial application for reflectorless laser technology was for profiling rock faces to determine front row burden and improve flyrock control and airblast. Over the past fifteen years a number of

    Jan 1, 2003

  • ISEE
    Simulations of Platform Loading from Explosions in Saturated Sand

    By William G. Szymczak

    A set of experiments were conducted at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds [1] in which explosive charges were buried in saturated sand beneath a suspended rigid platform. The goal of these experiments was t

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Report on the New Risk Criteria Proposed by the RCC Risk Committee

    By Tom Pfitzer, Alice Correa, Meredith Hardwick

    The past decade has brought significant changes in the use of risk-based criteria for safety within the U.S. Department of Defense. The Range Commanders Council (RCC) chartered a working group to deve

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Effects of Electronic Detonators in Underground Tunneling Applications

    By Charles Zdazinsky

    Over-break is undesirable in underground civil construction because it excessively damages rock along the perimeter of the tunnel, which directly influences the cycle times of advancement. A quicker c

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    A Simple Method of Determining Site-Specific Safe Decking Procedures in Order to Avoid Dynamic Pressure Issues When Decking

    By Neal Lee, Braden T. Lusk, Brendan McCray

    Determining the minimum amount of inert material that can be used between explosive columns is a complex problem. Using too little inert material can result in detonator/primer failure, either by symp

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    PECCS – Pan-European Competence Certificate for Shot-Firers/Blast Designers

    By Teele Tuuna, Voglers Eesti OÜ

    Blasting operations are a strong and important part in any kind of building and mining industry, a shot-firer profession is one of the oldest professions in the civilized world. It still serves an imp

    Jan 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    Blast Control Measures at the Speekfontein Colliery Strip Mine Situated Close to a Major Power Situation in South Africa

    By A Rorke, B Cubitt, R Beeslaar

    The recent drop in the value of the South African Rand has resulted in an increased export value for South African coal and has lead to new coal reserves becoming available for mining. Very often thes

    Jan 1, 1997